Water:
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when stomach is empty, leaves immediately and goes into intestines,
Juices:
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Fruit vegetables, vegetable broth - 15 to 20 minutes.
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Semi-liquid (blended salad, vegetables or fruits) - 20 to 30 min.
Fruits:
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Watermelon - 20 min.digestion time.
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Other melons - Canteloupe, Cranshaw, Honeydew etc. - 30 min.
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Oranges, grapefruit, grapes - 30 min.
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Apples, pears, peaches, cherries etc. - digest in 40 min.
Vegetables:
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Raw tossed salad vegetables - tomato, lettuces, cucumber, celery, red or green pepper, other succulent vegetables - 30 to 40 min. digestion.
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Steamed or cooked vegetables
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Leafy vegetables - escarole, spinach, kale, collards etc. - 40 min.
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Zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, string beans, yellow squash, corn on cob - all 45 min. digestion time
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Root vegetables - carrots, beets, parsnips, turnips etc. - 50 min.
Semi-Concentrated Carbohydrates - Starches:
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Jerusalem artichokes & leafy, acorn & butternut squashes, corn, potatoes, sweet potatoes, yam, chestnuts - all 60 min. digestion.
Concentrated Carbohydrates - Grains:
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Brown rice, millet, buckwheat, cornmeal, oats (first 3 vegetables best) - 90 min.
Legumes & Beans - (Concentrated Carbohydrate & Protein):
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Lentils, limas, chick peas, peas, pigeon peas, kidney beans, etc. - 90 min. digestion time
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soy beans -120 min. digestion time
Seeds & Nuts:
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Seeds - Sunflower, pumpkin, pepita, sesame - Digestive time approx. 2 hours.
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Nuts - Almonds, filberts, peanuts (raw), cashews, brazil, walnuts, pecans etc. - 2 1/2 to 3 hours to digest.
Dairy:
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Skim milk, cottage or low fat pot cheese or ricotta - approx. 90 min. digestion time
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whole milk cottage cheese - 120 min. digestion
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whole milk hard cheese - 4 to 5 hours digestion time
Animal proteins:
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Egg yolk - 30 min. digestion time
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Whole egg - 45 min.
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Fish - cod, scrod, flounder, sole seafood - 30 min. digestion time
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Fish - salmon, salmon trout, herring, (more fatty fish) - 45 min. to 60 digestion time
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Chicken - 1½ to 2 hours digestion time (without skin)
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Turkey - 2 to 2 ¼ hours digestion time (without skin)
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Beef, lamb - 3 to 4 hours digestion time
Source: http://www.drbass.com/sequential.html